Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
Ews OF TaETWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

II "A
snl.,s MiIis-A Seminiscence Of tho
Georgia Methodist Conference OflS54.
GEORGIA.
Blackshear e Mitchell will in a short
time open M wholesale hardware store
in WAY cross.
RtAugusta Sunday twenty-five candi-
dates were baptized in the ire zlng water,
and instead OF coming out frozen sti1.
every one came out shouting.
Al Rome Saturday night, while Capt.
r. q. CLARK and family were at Capt. Fl.
D. Cothran's residence in Rome enjoying
the social pleasures of the evening, their
house was broken into and robbed by
burglars.
FLOYD county bonds issued TO pay for
the new bridges were disposed of By the
Comm ssoLers of Roads and Revenue
Saturday to the Rome Fire Insurance
Company. They brOu ght premium OF
cents IN the dollar, which speaAs well for
the prosperity OF the county.
At Macon Sunday morning Charlie Chi
chester, a clerk at Henry H0rne's, was
playing with Dis younger brother, when
the latter accidentally stuck the charred
and burning end OF a splinter tn Charles
eye. INJECTING a painful! wound on the
ball. DR. w. G Gibson was called and
dressed the wound, which he considered
quite dangerous.
Among the recent robberies at Anime,
the bOldest was that OF the house OF }. 7.
his store 6pen somsgoods. When they
returned the trunk inswhich heolept his
money was missing. He found it the
next day about half a mile from the house
broken open. The thieves had secured
nearly $500 in greenback-, but overlooked
sack containing 500 in gold.
Joseph Wright, a cclored nau who
lived last year on Coo BOWS place and
has recently moved TO Col, Forts Coole-
wah place, was sho: on FRIDAY night by
another negro living on Col. Boyts place,
In Dougherty county. II seems that they
engaged I'M quarrel after leaving Albany
together, and Joseph Wright was shot
with shotgun charged with bird shot.
The charge took effect in the hand aud
thigh, and is painful, but not serious.
A colored man went to Jefferson last
SUNDAY to returu,a set of marriage licenses
that had not been used. He proposed TO
allow the Ordinary 2jc. for his trouble in
writing the document. H. would not sell
the license to outside parties at any price,
and stated that he and the girl had de-
clined TO marry, and he wished to return
them TO the proper authority. Being in
formed by mischlevous darby that he
would be forced to marry he lett town in
haste.
At Augusta Sunday a young negro
child living In the southern portion OF the
city was quite badly burned, and Will
probably die from the effects. The child,
Mary Frederick, is only about years old
she was left alone In the room with the
fire by her parents, who went into the
yard. In few moments they were at
tracted by her cries, and ran into the room
TO find her enveloped in flames They were
quickly smOtnered, but not before she was
badly burned. Her injuries will probably
prove fatal.
A gentleman who arrived in Augusta
Sunday said that be saw in OOchee
swamp, where the five escaped convcts
are supposed TO he lurking, gang of sew
eral men, apparently cooking meal, who
endeavOred to conceal themselves on his
approach. His CONCLUSION was that the
men were the escaped convicts and that
they were still banded together, and the
impression is convened that they will
stick together in their flight, at least for
the present. Nothing autheotic could be
learned of the prison. RS at large no to
midnight, though it is known that efforts
were Immediately taken alter tne
escape to arrest them.
A runaway couple OF color arrived at
Jefferson and We're married BY the Justice
OF the Peace last Sunday. The Justice
called the couple ard said: join your
right bands. John, is it 1s0ur intention,
as your position indicates, to make this
woman your lawful witef" Yes" said
John. ''Sallie, is 1t your desire<~.ke
this man your Ils.Stul and we'd
handy" Yes" ssN,s.x.;. ~
authority vested in me Bpsl1
ton. pronounce you husband ~
John, kiss your BRIDE" John assn he
Justice that that portion of the cersJAy
had already been performed, took N
bride by the arm and retired amid I'M
loud peals of Jefferson laughter. ~
A bloody affair is reported from Sales
MILL in Wilkes county, in which
co ored man named Wylie Sa'es
was XII led by white man named
Sam | Bolton. The two men had
had previous quarrel, and were look
ing out for each other. 4 shooting match
was announced at Sales' Mills. wnere
Wyiie appeared - contestant. and
there NEE bolton )esident. As Bolton
rode up tHn.by picked up gun.
II Is not SncwH Who struck the first blow.
When first seen the two men were strug-
Cling for the possession of a whip in the
hands OF Bolton, and which the negro
succeeded IN wrestling from his grasp,
aud began using 1t pretty heavily
upon Bolton. At last, getting his anita
onIst in suitable place near the gun.
the negro grasped IT,, aud brandishing it
over his head, attempted 10 strike Bolton
on the head. In making the attempt the
gun was discharged, the whole load en-
tering the door ist above B0ltQS mead
Bolton drew hie pistol, and>sZ
for some time to get il e 3s1
ceeded. and planted csnrf6 shdSf
antagonists person, the bali penetrating
his right lung, producing DEAN in ABOUT
twenty minutes. The COrOner's Jury re.
turned verdict OF justifable homicide.
Rev. II. p. Howren. IN the ENQUIRER
Sun, recalls an incident OF the Methodist
annual conference held here in 1854, thus:
"Durlng the session that great straw.
berry king, Mr.. Peabody, invited the con-
ference TO a dinner at his great straw
berry farm, five miles from the CITY OF
Columbus. There were $50 or more OF us.
and nearly all the vehicles of the town
were brought into requisitiOn to carry us
out. The brother took us over his fields
(nOt parks of Strawberries; said re had
gathered thirteen bushels that morn
ing Tor dinner. The occasion was indeed,
with the conference, time from labor 10
reffeshment.' The lawn IN front was
crowded with summer houses, or rather
bowers, for our accommodation, and we
ate at separate tables, fifteen or twenty at
table. The weather waa fine and tha